Newcastle Eagles play-caller Fab Flournoy was bursting with pride on the way back from the longest road trip of the season after his depleted team secured two vital road victories over the weekend to show they won’t give up their BBL Championship crown without a fight. After point guard Reggie Jackson made a last second…
Worcester Wolves 78 (12,36,47,66) (Dobbins 28, Middleton 15, Gilbert 10) Newcastle Eagles 79 (25,39,55,66) (Smith 26, Jackson 25, Bridge 9) After Overtime. The Newcastle Eagles kept their BBL Championship title hopes alive as they secured a last-gasp overtime win by 78-79 against the Worcester Wolves, with Reggie Jackson scoring the winning basket with five seconds…
Newcastle Eagles’ depleted squad suffered a setback in their bid for the BBL Championship after an 83-81 defeat at Prestige Homes MK Lions. Without the injured Trey Moore the Eagles struggled all match but led 77-78 with a minute to play before a three-point play from Travis Nelson gave Lions the lead for good. A…
After several weeks featuring on the bench, Kadiri Richard has finally made it into the BBL Team of the Week starting line-up. Reggie Jackson makes his first appearance on the bench. Ryan Patton (One Health Sharks Sheffield) This is the sixth time the Sharks sharp shooter has made the team and it comes courtesy of…
Newcastle Eagles suffered yet another injury setback at the weekend as Trey Moore saw his season end early after breaking a bone in his foot. Moore, who has been a regular in the BBL’s Team of the Week this season, broke a metatarsal bone in his right foot and sat out the last 15 minutes…
Newcastle Eagles needed all their championship winning experience to escape from a tough looking away match at Guildford Heat with a win. As he has done on so many occasions it was Charles Smith (pictured) who hit the biggest shot of the game with a three in the final 15 seconds that put a halt…
The Newcastle Eagles bounced back from last week’s defeat against title rivals Mersey Tigers to win their fifth game in six outings by beating the Prestige Homes MK Lions 99-82. For the Lions, they have slumped to ten defeats in their last eleven games. The backcourt pairing of Trey Moore, with 23 points, and Reggie…
The Mersey Tigers scored a victory that could prove decisive by the end of the season as they beat the Newcastle Eagles 88-84 on Tuesday night. It gives the Tigers the head-to-head between the two leading contenders for the BBL Championship title, and was their fifth straight league win while ending Newcastle’s run of four…
Newcastle Eagles skipper Andrew Bridge believes the timely return to action of player-coach Fab Flournoy could make the difference during the title run-in after the New Yorker helped the league leaders to a couple of thrilling wins over the weekend. Having beaten Cheshire Jets at Sport Central on Friday night in one of the most…
